Making the Most of a Swing Through Charm City

What’s a D.C.-based reporter to do when faced with ferreting out a worthwhile repast while on assignment in neighboring Baltimore? Solicit recommendations from Maryland’s congressional delegation, of course.

At least, that’s how Bloomberg BNA scribe Anthony Adragna played it Wednesday morning before hitting the road for an out-of-town conference.

According to Adragna, the dining S.O.S. was very much a spur of the moment thing.

“First time ever reaching out and didn’t put much thought into it,” Adragna told HOH. He said he meant to pose the question to Maryland Democrat Benjamin L. Cardin in person a day earlier — the two, evidently, chatted here on Capitol Hill Tuesday — but just never got around to it.

The junior senator from the Old Line State advised Adragna to turn his ankles toward Pratt Street Ale House, a storied brewpub sandwiched between the convention hall and the city’s fabled Inner Harbor.

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., on the other hand, did not reply to Adragna’s entreaties (or ours) for gustatory guidance.

Meanwhile, had he bothered to check in with the Baltimore-savvy members on the other side of the Capitol (which we, of course, did), Adragna could have had his pick of congressionally-endorsed meals.

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., pitched Mughal Garden, an Indian restaurant with an expansive lunch buffet, as a solid contender. The rest of Cummings’ office cast their votes for: